Ethics, disapproved of violence, killing and revenge
non violence belief is called ahimsa
however allowed violence for self defense
cant poison attack sick attack women or children and could not attack someone from behind.
were vegetarians cant eat meat
cant kill any other living thing
cattle were sacred to to hindus
in india killing cattle was banned
jobs related to butchery were prohibited to those in the lower class
beliefs
allow to freedom to believe and worship
they believe that the world is one big family
beliefs--- dharma- ethics samsara- life death and rebirth karma- action and reaction yoga maksha- let go og soul to end suffering
festivals- pongal, shigmo, bihu, holi
bolded terms- braham- first god in hindy tribe triumvirate, god of creation
vishnu- god in triumvirate, supreme god, preserver of the universe
shiva- another god in the hindu triumvirat, destroyer or transformer among the triumvirate, all were responsible for creating and upkeep of the world
history
oldest and most complex, no specific founder or theology so it is hard to provide good history, hinduism comes from indus, was influenced when aryan indo-european tribes invaded Northern india and attacked harappan people who lived there in 1500, branched out with many different beliefs,
Military dynasties nanda dynasty, maurya dynasty, shishunaga dynasty, satavahana dynasty
empires- gupta empire- elephants infantry archers, kushan empire elephants and infantry used a lot
weapons- bamboo longbow, used by sheva metal tipped bamboo arrows- war elephant, used to charge elephant lines, catapult- hurls large stones at enemy
tatics- krauncha vyuha- crane shaped formation
vyuha- a ever rotating formation circular formation impenetrable during the mahabharata age
budism- religion in the indian subcontinent, variety of beliefs tradition and practices, two major branches theravade and mahayana
theravada- oldest surviving buddhist branch mean the ancient teaching, most popular religion in sri lanka and southeast asia, promotes teaching analysis, believe individuals are responsible for their self awakening
stupas- dome shaped structure- relic, remains buddha and desciples object-objects that belong to buddha commemorative, events in the lives of buddha symbolic- symbolizes aspects in buddhas theology votive, for visits and spiritualevents
brahma- name for a type of exalted passionless deity, deity means god of goddess, originates from vedic tradition
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